Joe Theismann's 5 lessons for life and business
In an exclusive interview, football great Joe Theismann shares his stories from the ballpark and beyond, including how a career-ending injury was a blessing, and how a strike-shortened season holds lessons for government contractors.
Soul searching for success
Indigo IT had some early success but some setbacks cause the company to do some soul searching and make changes. The early results are good with a pair of contract wins and others on the way. What can you learn from their story?
NASA develops next simulation, training contract
NASA has issued a sources sought notice for the next Simulation and Software Technology Contract, currently held by L-3. The space agency is interested in procurement approach, small business and organizational conflicts of interest.
DIA hunts for innovation at industry day
The Defense Intelligence Agency is planning to have an industry day to look for ways to drive innovation during difficult fiscal times.
Opinion
Can you afford to chase premium price? Maybe.
In this era of lowest price contracting, a price premium might seem to be a pipe dream but Robert Lohfeld's analysis shows that if the opportunity presents itself, it can be well-worth the pursuit.
Raytheon makes customer-focused move
Today's market has made the need for close customer relationships critical, and Raytheon's choice of Dulles, Va., as the headquarters for its new Intelligence, Information and Services business is the latest case in point.
Opinion
Can an Agile mindset save you from the LPTA trap?
The Agile methodology can create a closer partnership with customers and increase the likelihood of success but it can also help your solutions stand out as exceptional in a low-price, technically acceptable world.
Sequestration dampens CACI's quarter results
CACI International sees revenue fall, as sequestration and the Afghanistan draw down impacts top line numbers. The company has laid off an unspecified number of employees, and could reduce the head count further in the fourth quarter.
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2014 budget request points to new opportunities
Future opportunities will be split between areas the Office of Management and Budget can bring savings such as shared, services, consolidation and cloud computing and areas where more investment is needed such as mobility and cybersecurity. The challenge is knowing where to look for those opportunities.
Is HR your hidden strategic asset?
Human resources is rising to the executive suite at many companies as HR professionals take a more strategic and business-oriented view of their role. It's a lesson for anyone who wants their company to succeed.
Opinion
Time to embrace Agile and beyond
The benefits of Agile development are immediate and obvious but to reap its real value contractors and customers have to embrace flexible architectures and processes including procurement and program management.
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Forging a public-private partnership for cybersecurity
The government and the private sector have an opportunity to build a forward-looking collaboration on security that relies on sharing information and mitigating risk.
Critical furlough questions you have to ask your customers
Contractors can't be passive about sequestration and furloughs. You have to ask questions, and you have to ask the right people. And you can't expect government customers to volunteer information.
The newest threat to the cloud
The newest threat to the cloud isn't security or privacy related, but customer fatigue.
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Washington, we have a procurement problem
In a tight, highly competitive market, the role that acquisition and procurement officials play is critical, which is why the shortage of people with these skills is going to take a bad situation and make it worse.
Not just a tank story
The fight over whether to buy more Abrams tanks is just the latest example of politics as usual, and just how difficult making meaningful change is for the government.
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